Two-time Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier, 31, dead after horror mountain accident
The German, who was an experienced and certified mountaineer, was on a trip in the Karakoram mountains when she was hit by rockfall at around 12pm on Monday. Dahlmeier had been at an altitude of approximately 5,700 metres, her management say.
Dahlmeier's mountaineering partner immediately called rescue services and an international team was dispatched in search for her. But due to the accident taking place in a remote area, a helicopter didn't reach the site until the Tuesday morning.
Rescue workers struggled to reach where they believed the retired athlete would be because of the risk of falling rocks.
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